Inside Samsung headquarters' conference room, there was dead silence.
The seats were filled with senior executives from every department of Samsung Electronics. Everyone looked at Gao Zhendong in the main seat, waiting for him to speak.
Gao Zhendong wore a worried expression, one that could even be called ugly.
After Army Ant's Intelligent Assistant, Xiao Die, appeared, their own Intelligent Assistant, Bixby, seemed somewhat dispensable.
But they had not been too worried.
That was because Ant Army Company's phone business had not yet moved beyond the Huaxia market into the international market. Their own business was mainly in international markets, where Intelligent Assistant applications were also supported.
Now, however, trouble had arrived.
It could be said that things had gone from bad to worse.
Apple's upgraded Siri could comprehensively control a phone, making them feel an enormous threat.
But before Apple Inc.'s troubles had even passed, the even more troublesome Ant Army Company had joined in, licensing its Multilingual Intelligent Assistant to five companies.
If Apple Inc. was a strong man charging at them with a broadsword, then Ant Army Company's move was like a group of strong men charging at them with spears.
This was a fatal threat.
Their share of the Huaxia market was shrinking by the day, while in the international market, they also faced fierce competition from Huaxia phone companies. Over the past year, because Ant Army Company had not entered the international market and Apple Inc. had been unable to use an Intelligent Assistant, Samsung Company had emerged from the shadow of its battery explosions and gained some market share internationally.
But the moment Apple Inc. announced Siri's upgrade, the situation had reversed.
Now they had to face the threat posed by Huaxia phone companies.
The arrival of Ant Army Company's Multilingual Intelligent Assistant was